yarn-head

style is very different here. matching is never really an option, BRIGHT colors are "cool" (we're talking neon) and neutrals (aka: every one of my favorite colors) are very boring. hair is a whole different story:

hair is sold in every general store you could think of (yes, that nasty hair you see in sally beauty salons at home) and people will have long braids one day and short curly hair the next (sidenote: this makes it very difficult to recognize people, especially since we identify people instinctively by their hair: short, long, curly, straight, color etc.)

it is said here that in order for hair to grow on babies it should be braided. this does not make sense to me at all since i would think that the way they braid it would almost harm the hair..but i didn't attend cosmetology school so who knows..

now to the hair-experience of the day:

this was little Hopey yesterday, cutie little girl with little tufts of hair.

THIS is Hope today. WHAT?!

crying at her poor hair. i agree little girl, i agree. apparently it also causes a headache and she's unable to sleep the first night...poor poor child.

a woman came to the home to braid her hair (so it would grow) and when Trena and I saw what had happened to this poor child we were SPEECHLESS. not only does she look totally different and much older it is YARN. yes, black yarn all over her head. this round will apparently last for a few weeks-1month and then it will have to be re-done (we are already thinking of a reason for them NOT to re-do it in this fashion.)

the worst part? they LOOOOVEEE it (we can't read hope's true feelings, she has been very fussy, which is unusual, but that is probably from the constant headache and inability to sleep). all of the aunties cannot stop talking about how cute she is and how "smart" she looks (saying "you look smart" = saying "wow, you look great!") when they ask me what i think i just look into this poor girl's eyes and just pet her yarn-head.

poor poor Hopey.

peace, love and yarn,

sus